Checkout the long-lost Organized Play document from GW’s past that strived to ensure all gamers had a great time: The Rogue Trader Tournament
Back in the early 2000’s, before GW cut their community support to the bone the US team put together this guidebook for running Warhammer events for both Fantasy and 40k.
The Old RTT Award for Overall, dubbed the Golden Chicken
These events were called Rogue Trader Tournaments chiefly because the kits were sold or downloaded by independent game stores (i.e. Rogue Traders).
Chief amongst the kit was the Gamer’s Bill of Rights which you can see below:
Download the complete “Lost” GW Guide to Tournaments HERE
About the Author: Rob Baer
Rob Baer
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Founded Spikey Bits in 2009
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About Rob Baer: Founder, Publisher, & Managing Editor of Spikey Bits, the leading tabletop gaming news website focused on the hobby side of wargaming and miniatures. Rob has won many Warhammer 40k Tournaments over the years, including the Adepticon Team Tournament and American Team Tournaments, and is on a first-name basis with almost every major company in the space.
He’s all gaming all the time. With over 30 years of experience in retail and distribution, Rob knows all the products and exactly which ones are the best. He advocates for gaming stores and manufacturers in these difficult times, always looking for the next big thing to feature for the miniatures hobby, helping everyone to provide the value consumers want.
While he’s played every edition of Warhammer 40k and Warhammer Fantasy (since 5th Edition) and has been hobbying on miniatures since the 1908s, Titans of all sizes will always be his favorite! It’s even rumored that his hobby vault rivals the Solemnance Galleries, containing rulebooks filled with lore from editions long past, ancient packs of black-bordered Magic Cards, and models made of both pewter and resin.
